New on the Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) Learning Portal: Teacher Effectiveness Online Courses

Posted on 02/14/2017

The LINCS Learning Portal has three Teacher Effectiveness courses. Each free, online course is self-paced and tailored to meet the needs of practitioners and programs, especially mentors and beginning teachers.

Principles of Learning for Instructional Design course supports teachers’ understanding of the key principles underlying instructional design that promote learning and of strategies for applying those principles in their teaching. A completion certificate is available.

Motivating Adult Learners to Persist course supports teachers’ understanding of strategies that motivate adult learners to persist including using and inspiring learners’ interests, building learners’ self-efficacy, using incentives and motivation, providing choice and autonomy, and using digital media to promote persistence. A completion certificate is available.

Read more about all the resources developed by the Teacher Effectiveness federal initiative. Visit the Learning Portal to read about and sign up for courses available to you – anytime, anywhere. If you have not taken a course before, create a LINCS account to access the entire menu of courses.